US governors populism database: Assessing the impact of Donald Trump on state-level discourse

Semir Dzebo, Erin K. JenneCentral European University, Levente LittvayHUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary CEU Democracy Institute, Kirk A. Hawkins, Brigham Young University, Olaf van der Veen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Party Politics: The International Journal for the Study of Political Parties and Political Organizations

Published online on April 23, 2025

Abstract

Party Politics, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 300-307, March 2026.
The election of Donald Trump in 2016 has often been characterized as part of a larger populist wave sweeping Western democracies. However, claims about populism’s pervasiveness often lack empirical support, particularly at the subnational level. This ...